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Map or Atlas

Map of State of Idaho

Date: 1905
Description: Map of state of Idaho. Department of Interior General Land Office.
Photograph

Miners Pack Train

Date: 05 20 1905
Description: Elevated view of a group of miners on horseback crossing a bridge into Fairbanks, Alaska, May 20th, 1905. Houses are on the other side of the river. Captio...
Magazine or Periodical

The First Mountain To Be Removed

Date: 07 22 1905
Description: A cartoon titled "The First Mountain To Be Removed" showing Uncle Sam and Theodore Roosevelt looking at a mountain shaped like a skeleton wearing a mask an...
Photograph

Steele's Tavern, Virginia

Date: 1900
Description: Run-down building with a stone chimney in a rural landscape. The photograph is identified as "Steele's Tavern." Cyrus McCormick successfully demonstrated h...
Drawing

Mrs. Fowe's Ranch

Date: 1902
Description: A drawing depicting Mrs. Fowe's Ranch. With mountains in the distance, the ranch consists of corrals for horses and cattle, and a modest-sized house.
Poster

Chemins de fer électriques de la Gruyère Travel Poster

Date: 1900
Description: An original colored lithograph advertising the Chemins de fer électriques de la Gruyèr railway in Switzerland. The poster features the artist Anton Reckzi...
Poster

Chemins de Fer électrique du Valais à Chamonix Travel Poster

Date: 1900
Description: An original colored lithograph advertising the Chemins de Fer électrique du Valais à Chamonix (Electric Railways of Valais in Chamonix) railway. The poster...
Poster

Central Pacific Railway California Travel Poster

Date: 1900
Description: An original colored lithograph advertising the Pacific Railway's route from New York to California, encouraging people to "Go and See the Great American Pa...
Photograph

Vaseaux Lake

Date: 1909
Description: Children standing on horses' backs posing for the photograph, alongside of a wagon, and other horseback riders, on the shore of Vaseaux Lake. Caption reads...
Photograph

Ice Breakup

Date: 1905
Description: Two men stand near giant chunks of snowy ice which is breaking up on the Yukon River, outside of Dawson, Yukon Territory, Canada.
Photograph

Derby Diversion Dam

Date: 1903
Description: Elevated view of Derby Diversion Dam with a crowd gathered on the rim of the dam and individuals standing along its top. A train cuts across the horizon in...
Photograph

Elevated View of Mining Company

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of Deadbroke Mining Company nestled in a valley. In the foreground are a small number of dwellings and roads, and cut lumber. Caption reads: ...
Photograph

Hotel Claremont

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view from a nearby rooftop of Hotel Claremont and Tremont Square with hills in the background. Caption reads: "Hotel Claremont and Tremont Square....
Photograph

Men in Field with McCormick Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Two men stand near a man driving a team of four horses to pull a McCormick harvester through a farm field. Mountains are in the background.
Photograph

McCormick Binder near Mountains

Date: 1900
Description: A man is using a McCormick grain binder led by a team of horses to work in a field near a range of mountains.
Photograph

Seven Sisters Peaks

Date: 1900
Description: View of Seven Sisters Peaks, a mountain range beyond the buildings of the city.
Postcard

International Harvester Postcard — Mexico

Date: 1909
Description: Postcard distributed by International Harvester Company featuring a color illustration of a harvesting scene: four people in the fields of Mexico operating...
Postcard

International Harvester Postcard — United States

Date: 1909
Description: Postcard distributed by International Harvester Company featuring a color illustration of a harvesting scene in the United States. The illustration depicts...
Photograph

McCormick Grain Binder against Mountain Backdrop

Date: 1900
Description: A man is operating a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder amid stacks of grain in a field. A mountain is in the background.
Photograph

Men Raking Hay in a Field

Date: 1900
Description: A young man is operating a horse-drawn hay rake in a field, while other men are raking by hand. There are large piles of hay scattered in the field. In the...

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